Milk

News about milk, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

Feb. 4, 2015

Coca-Cola will introduce premium milk beverage called Fairlife, which will have more protein and less sugar than standard milk, and cost twice as much; move is part of company's effort to diversify away from soft drinks amid changing tastes. MORE

Jun. 19, 2014

Maine farmers are fighting a heated battle against state government, saying burdensome regulations are blocking them from selling local food products directly to consumers; fight is exemplified by farmer Dan Brown, who has been forced to file for bankruptcy following state lawsuit and fines related to his sale of unpasteurized milk on his property. MORE

Jun. 4, 2014

Increasing demand for organic, fair-trade and artisanal items among middle-class Indians is fueling growing industry of upscale dairy farms that promise better, safer milk; India’s dairy industry has only recently started buying into belief that happier cows breed healthier milk, and potentially bigger profit, even as animal has long been revered in country. MORE

May. 6, 2014

Chinese government imposes new limits on foreign brands of milk powder and infant formula sold in China; restrictions appear to be government’s latest attempt to reduce enormous demand for foreign-made dairy products and bolster sales of domestic brands. MORE

Apr. 23, 2014

Dairy operations across New York State are turning to robotic milkers, which feed and milk cows without the help of farmhands; robots allow for variety of improvements, including providing cows with individualized service and monitoring amount and quality of milk produced; trend is driven primarily by need for cutting labor costs and difficulties in procuring dependable workers. MORE

Apr. 23, 2014

Milk punch, a sweet, cold, elegant blend of dairy and liquor that dates back centuries, is a popular item on bar menus across the nation; bourbon milk punch recipe adapted from French 75 Bar in New Orleans offered. MORE

Apr. 20, 2014

Dispatch column by Mark Oppenheimer highlights study by Cornell Food and Brand Lab, in which schoolchildren were deprived of chocolate milk and offered skim milk in its place; notes that children, unsurprisingly, drank less milk, threw more away and bought fewer school lunches as a result; argues that misguided study shows how parents should be less puritanical about what their children eat. MORE

Feb. 27, 2014

City Comptroller Scott M Stringer, in report, points to what he describes as curiosities in how four milk distributors won and then delivered on $134 million in school contracts in 2008; report notes no proof that companies colluded, but at news conference Stringer lets it be known he suspects the four companies made unseemly business arrangement. MORE

Feb. 11, 2014

Katie Hinde study in journal PLoS One finds that amount of milk a cow produces is affected by the sex of her fetus, with cows that give birth to daughters producing considerably more milk than those who give birth to sons; study could have implications for dairy farmers and for new discoveries about human breast milk. MORE

Dec. 16, 2013

The American Academy of Pediatrics has advised children, infants and pregnant women not to consume any raw milk or raw milk products from cows, goats or sheep. MORE

Dec. 10, 2013

Study appearing in journal PLoS One finds that whole milk from organic dairies contains far more of some fatty acids that contribute to a healthy heart than conventional milk; is strongest example yet of organic food offering nutritional advantage over conventional counterpart. MORE

Sep. 13, 2013

A new study suggests that the amount of milk a woman drinks during pregnancy may affect the adult height of her offspring. MORE

Aug. 8, 2013

Chinese government fines six companies that sell infant milk powder a total of $109 million for anticompetitive behavior and price fixing. MORE

Aug. 6, 2013

Fonterra, large New Zealand dairy producer, apologizes for contamination of an infant milk formula ingredient with potentially toxic strain of bacteria; says source of problem has been fixed; contamination could hurt sales to its most crucial Chinese market. MORE

Aug. 5, 2013

China halts imports of all milk powder from New Zealand and Australia after bacterium that can cause botulism is found in some dairy products. MORE

Dec. 21, 2012

Lost in political standoff over federal budget is virtually forgotten impasse over farm bill that covers billions of dollars in agriculture programs; if Congress does not pass new farm bill, milk prices could rise to $6 to $8 a gallon. MORE

Oct. 28, 2012

Gregg L Engles, who is preparing to step aside as chief executive of Dean Foods, is well known for his huge paychecks averaging $20.4 million over past six years, which continued even as company's fortunes tumbled; groups of dairy farmers filed 2007 and 2009 suits saying Engles cut deal with then Dairy Farmers of America head Gary Hanman to eliminate competition in Southeast and Northeast; Dean settled suits without admitting wrongdoing, but suits continue against DFA. MORE

Jun. 29, 2012

Shanghai dairy company announces that it is recalling a batch of milk that had been contaminated with lye; contaminated food is a constant issue in China, and many Chinese have been especially vigilant about tainted milk since a 2008 scandal that exposed a common practice in which a toxic chemical, melamine, was added to milk. MORE

Feb. 23, 2012

Tanzina Vega Advertising column notes the new National Milk Mustache campaign from the Milk Processor Education Program uses Salma Hayek as a bilingual spokeswoman to promote drinking milk at breakfast. MORE

Dec. 30, 2011

There is a shortage of organic milk across the country, and as sales increase consumers can expect sharp price increase starting in January 2012; cost of organic grain and hay to feed cows has gone up sharply while the price that farmers receive for their milk has not. MORE

Dec. 27, 2011

China’s largest dairy company says it has destroyed a batch of contaminated milk after government tests found it contained aflatoxin, which can cause liver cancer. MORE

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